women in overall development has not been fully understood nor has it been given its full weight in
the struggle to eliminate poverty, hunger, injustice and inequality at the national level. The prevailing
cultural norms of gender behaviour and the perceived domestic and reproductive roles of women tend
to affect the education of girls. Negative attitude towards sending girls to schools, restrictions on their
mobility, early marriage, poverty and illiteracy of parents affect the girl's participation in education. The
educational system is the only institution which can counteract the deep foundations of inequality of
sexes that are built in the minds of people through the socialization process. Education is the most
important instrument of human resource development Educational system should be used to
revolutionize the traditional attitudes and inculcate new values of equality.
(a) State whether the following statements are True or False. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements.
(You need not write the sentence, write 'T' or 'F' only):
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(i) The sense of inequality of sexes can be removed from the minds of the people only through the
process of education.
(ii) Educating girls is not a charity, it is good economics, said in the 1995 World Summit for Social
Development
(iii) The National Commission for Women has noticed that women form the single largest group of
backward citizens of India.
(iv) The Constitution of India is not in favour of equality between men and women.
(b) Answer each of the following questions in about 30 words:
2x3=6
(i) Mention any two attributes of a modern woman.
(ii) Why are women's participation and empowerment considered necessary?
(iii) Which factors adversely affect the education of girls?
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